CT- Annie Le, 24, Yale Student, Missing 9/8/09 #1

[Jackie Oh!]

Robert Linh Nguyen and Ngoctuyet Bui are VIENAMESE names. Not sure how she got or why she uses Le.

Le is also a Vietnamese name. It lists her mother's name as Le, but I'm not sure why she would take her mother's name.. perhaps they were never married or divorced, and the mother changed her daughter's name?

 

[TonyGatto]

Hi JerseyGirl, I'm thinking blood was found, maybe blood transfer from the clothing smeared onto the aluminum frame of that ceiling or on the tile itself. If the perp was in a state of trauma he might not even notice it there. And it could be clothing he used to wipe up blood and they would be able to tell how fresh it was.

Whatever it was, there had to be something like this found to establish the area as a crime scene, don't you think?

That comment from 'Joe' still haunts me about this being done to her in the women's bathroom. I wonder if that ceiling was in the bathroom?

Has LE said it was "crime scene"? I think that comes from the media reports, which we know are suspect. I believe all they say is that they collected evidence and are not sure if it's connected to Annie,

 

[browneyes]

Hi, I’ve lurked a long time, but never registered until today. I live very near New Haven and I’ve been following this case closely. I so want her to turn up safe and sound.

Here’s what I’ve been wondering about. I saw a picture of Annie’s wedding invitation, and only her mother’s name was on it, not her father’s. That was here: http://www.wpix.com/news/wpix-missing-yale-grad-update,0,5297144.story No, her fiancé is definitely not Asian.

The Yale newspaper names her parents as Robert Linh Nguyen and Ngoctuyet Bui. On the wedding invitation and in another article, her mother is called Vivian Le. Are her parents divorced? Also, the Yale newspaper quoted her uncle in California as saying Annie was “hell-bent on getting married.” Something about that struck me as odd, as if maybe everybody in her family wasn’t too keen on her getting married. Just a thought.

That article is here: http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/university-news/2009/09/11/ten-hours-days-and-still-smiling/

As to the FBI agent saying “I will categorically say a body has not been found,” she was answering a question that started “Will you categorically say –“

I hate that this has happened, but I am glad to find other people who are just as interested in this as I am.

Welcome~~~it's a very sad case & mystery indeed!

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Items Seized in Missing Yale Student Case
Posted: Saturday, 12 September 2009 3:02PM
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Authorities say they have seized items in the disappearance of a Yale University graduate student who went missing days before her wedding.
FBI spokeswoman Kim Mertz said at a news conference Saturday afternoon that items that could be evidence are being analyzed but that none have yet been associated with Le.

Le was last seen Tuesday at a university laboratory.

AUDIO: KCBS' Mark Seelig Reports
http://www.kcbs.com/topic/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=4017091

Article:
http://www.kcbs.com/Items-Seized-in-Missing-Yale-Student-Case/5204023

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[scandi]

Has LE said it was "crime scene"? I think that comes from the media reports, which we know are suspect. I believe all they say is that they collected evidence and are not sure if it's connected to Annie,

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/09/12/2009-09-12_cops_seeking_clues_in_missing_yale_student_annie_les_disappearance_say_case_wide.html

The article says " . . . . Authorities emptied the building Saturday afternoon and declared it a crime scene."

Also

From the New Haven Register " . . . Source: New Haven Register

NEW HAVEN &#8212; Bloody clothes and other evidence of a crime scene have been found inside the building where missing Yale University student Annie Le was last seen, police sources said Saturday".

I think that article has been pulled as 'page not found'.

 

[dreamweaver]

Robert Linh Nguyen and Ngoctuyet Bui are VIENAMESE names. Not sure how she got or why she uses Le.

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News articles say Annie Le is Vietnamese.
She lived in Placerville, CA, while growin up.

I have not seen anything about why she is using the last name Le at this time.
Perhaps her mother remarried and she assumed her step father's last name?
Otherwise, her mother chose the name Vivian Le. Maybe she is thinking, Tara and Scarlet. I know, ot, just could not help it.

 

[KaylynnCouture]

NEW THREAD

[ame="http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4151459#post4151459"]CT- Annie Le, missing from Yale, thread #2 - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community[/ame]

If everyone wants to continue over there

 

[Concerned Citizen]

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News articles say Annie Le is Vietnamese.
She lived in Placerville, CA, while growin up.

I have not seen anything about why she is using the last name Le at this time.
Perhaps her mother remarried and she assumed her step father's last name?
Otherwise, her mother chose the name Vivian Le. Maybe she is thinking, Tara and Scarlet. I know, ot, just could not help it.

No stepfather's name is on the invitation, and no father's either. Isn't that curious?

Love the GWTW reference, btw.

 

[dreamweaver]

Interestingly enough, her wedding plans were announced in the same publication as her story for safety and crime prevention.

Annie Le, (Pharmacology 2nd year and B
staffer) announced her engagement to Jonathan
Widawsky, grad student at Columbia. Wedding in
September 2009.

http://bbs.yale.edu/images/B10_1.pdf

Widawsky is definitely not an Asian name. However, their appears to be a very large Asian population at Yale from what I am reading in various places. Maybe while her family may not have any problem with it...perhaps someone else did.

I wonder if this the Professor they questioned:

Le worked in the lab of Anton Bennett, an associate professor of pharmacology. Police confiscated her belongings from that lab yesterday and were still examining her lab space Tuesday evening.

Bennett, for his part, said he was first contacted by police late Tuesday after Le’s roommate reported her missing.

He emphasized that his eight-person laboratory team, of which Le is a member, works closely together and, as such, her colleagues noticed her absence quickly.

“There was certainly immediate concern about her whereabouts,” Bennett said. “And they grew over the course of the day,” especially after she missed a pathology class for which she is a teaching assistant.

Bennett described Le as an extremely diligent and well-organized student. He added that she was always aware of her surroundings and took appropriate precautions when leaving the lab late at night.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,548904,00.html BBM

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The fiance is Jewish. I think Annie Le was taking Hebrew lessons.

And I think it is Anton Bennett that the police have questioned.

 

[SeriouslySearching]

I deleted my post and moved it to the new thread. I took your post over there, too.

 

[Jersey*Girl]

Hi JerseyGirl, I'm thinking blood was found, maybe blood transfer from the clothing smeared onto the aluminum frame of that ceiling or on the tile itself. If the perp was in a state of trauma he might not even notice it there. And it could be clothing he used to wipe up blood and they would be able to tell how fresh it was.

Whatever it was, there had to be something like this found to establish the area as a crime scene, don't you think?

That comment from 'Joe' still haunts me about this being done to her in the women's bathroom. I wonder if that ceiling was in the bathroom?

I also wonder if the bathroom had those drainage traps in them, you know, the ones that can easily be hosed down and drain through the foor. Again, just speculation, but they added showers on campus to promote bike riding & walking/jogging across campus (green campus). Maybe I'm way off base here, but something just isn't kosher. I've barely posted in some months now simply b/c I got too involved Haleigh's case...and this is only an online forum, I can't even imagine what I'd feel like if I were an official on the case - probably would never get any sleep! I truly believe Annie has met her premature fate and law enforcement has some kind of evidence that they are guarding for obvious reasons.

I looked at the surveillance pic again and don't believe her to be carrying a baby or be pregnant. She has a notebook underneath a book that is open, on in which she seems to be walking and reading at the same time...maybe some kind of text book, or chem book. It looks thick like a chem or bio book.

Something else I'd like to mention, and I'm not quite sure if this is the case in Annie's circumstance...but...when working in research, especially dealing with anything molecular, the entire surroundings (including clothing attire) have to be sterilized/disinfected and or the like. I do not see Annie working in molecular pharmacology and walking from her research lab wearing the same scrubs or lab jacket that she would have been wearing in her lab. I would think her field would be one in which sterility is a must, especially when dealing with research grants. It is very expensive to run a research lab, and an absolute honor to be part of a research team, so I wonder if she'd stear away from proper etiquette...if it can even be considered etiquette. Only brainstorming, not even sure what she did exactly, like what her role was, but I'm pretty sure she had to scrub down & wear sterilized gloves & such.

 

[SeriouslySearching]

PLEASE MOVE TO THE NEW THREAD.

(Could someone send a pm to a mod to lock this one, please?)

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Focus In Annie Le Probe Less On “State Lines”
September 12, 2009 9:34 PM
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The FBI came to New Haven to help with what looked like a possible kidnapping across state lines. By Saturday night, attention seemed to be focusing more and more on the scene right here in town.

FBI Special Agent Kimberly Mertz (pictured) confirmed at a Saturday afternoon press conference that “items that could potentially be evidence have been seized” at the scene at 10 Amistad in the Hill neighborhood. (Watch the press conference here.) She wouldn’t confirm numerous media reports Saturday that the items included bloody clothing stashed in a ceiling, or that the evidence can be tied at this point to Annie Le.

Investigators don’t yet have lab results on the blood — or even word of if it’s human blood.

But the new developments — combined with the visit of New Haven State’s Attorney Michael Dearington to 10 Amistad Saturday afternoon — are leading to a sense that a grisly crime might have taken place right at Amistad.

Article:
http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/2009/09/it_doesnt_sound.php

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[amysmom]

Does anyone have a link to the press conference?

Thanks so much.

http://www.news10.net/video/default...e0d14a93a3bc5&maven_referralObject=1251624490

 

[Angel Who Cares]

Police Need Information On Missing Yale University Student
Created: 9/12/2009 9:32:52 PM
Updated: 9/12/2009 9:34:36 PM
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A spokesman at Yale University says there's no evidence of foul play "at this time," as police try to find a graduate student who vanished less than a week before her wedding.

Police have been reviewing security camera footage, and they're using search dogs in the area where the woman was last seen.
Her fiance, professors, colleagues, friends and family are helping.
A co-worker says Le was excited about getting married.

FBI agents were spotted today at her New Haven apartment, but they wouldn't comment.

Article:
http://www.digtriad.com/news/watercooler/article.aspx?storyid=130214&catid=176

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